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A quick take on the news, community and anything else that might come along from the executive editor of the Savannah Morning News/savannahnow.com.

Posted November 3, 2008 04:43 pm - Updated November 3, 2008 05:31 pm

Join us for the election

Here in the SMN/savannahnow newsroom, we’re getting ready for one of the greatest regularly scheduled events journalists ever cover: a national presidential election. The preparation and reporting for the quadrennial election is the bedrock of what we are committed to do as journalists: help people get enough information to make choices about their leadership and lives.

Newsroom staffers have been planning, reporting and writing for this day. Some are nervous about the vast amount of information we’ll handle in just a few hours and others are just taking it in stride, sharing war stories about election nights past. We feed on this -- and lots of pizza.If you’re an elections junkie, you can find every piece of information you’ll need for the big day and night on savannahnow.com. We’re revamping the home page so you can find what you want quickly. Check in before you go to the polls to look for updates on lines and weather, and check again as the tallies come in.

Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find: - Headline and video updates from polling precincts around the Coastal Empire - Look up last-minute candidate info and news at savannah.activote.com.- Election results for all national, state and local races after the polls close at 7 p.m. We’ll be streaming real-time elections totals straight from the Chatham County Elections Board.- Video coverage from candidate gatherings and victory parties around the Coastal Empire - Presidential race updates throughout the day as voters go to the polls - Regularly updated video from Associated Press writers, political pundits and experts watching the vote returns - Video of concession and acceptance speeches - Wrap-up from both campaigns at the end of the night - Analyses of votes at every level.- Live Election Night webcast bringing together voters from across the country- Share your experience at the polls with us. Go to share.savannahnow.com to blog and upload photos of people in the voting lines at your precinct. - Follow us on Twitter @savannahnow and tweet your own voting experiences or news updates to us. - Sign up to receive election results in your inbox or mobile phone. Just click under the red Help button to sign up for the alerts.- Talk about it all on our forums and blogs.

You won’t find a more committed local news crew than this one or more information quickly on election night. Click in for updates or follow us all night. Then, check out our total coverage in Wednesday’s paper and precinct-by-precinct tallies on Thursday.